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 Member 600 Level 38.35 Mar 2006 
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About a year ago my husband and I cut up all of our credit cards and began the looooonnnng process of paying them off, and paying for EVERYTHING with either cash or a check. On principle, we even stopped using our debit cards.
I have definitely noticed a different attitude since I've started paying with cash. People look at you like you're just a little bit less classy when you pay with cash. And it's not just like that from the salesperson's point of view, either. I remember when we first started doing this cash thing, I told my husband one night that it just felt so tacky to pay with cash...almost dirty. Especially when you walk into a store to buy a bigger ticket item. For example, we bought one of those cool new washer and dryer sets a while back (Maytag Neptune series) that has the glass front doors where you can see your laundry tumbling around. I remember having a conversation on the way home about how we felt like a couple of drug dealers or mobsters or something walking in that store and paying for them with cash. I don't understand it either. How ya doing, buddy?
Last edited by Alice; Aug 26, 2006 at 11:18 AM.
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Member 600 Level 38.35 Mar 2006
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I don't know, Fatt. People who don't look at the bill (in my experience) are better tippers. Also, anytime a customer asks a question like, "Are drink refills free?" or "Does it cost extra to get soup instead of salad?" you know you're getting a shitty tip. But yeah, you only have to report something like 10 percent of your food sales, so it's a pretty good deal...taxwise, that is.
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Member 600 Level 38.35 Mar 2006
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I just remembered something. Around Thanksgiving last year I bought a crapload of Christmas presents for my kids and my husband at The Sharper Image and paid cash, because as I mentioned before, my husband and I paid off our credit cards and now we pay for everything in cash because we have no self-discipline. I believe I spent about $500 in there, but I don't remember the exact figure. Whatever it was, it wasn't really all that much...it wasn't like I bought one of those massage chairs with cash or anything.
Aaanyway, for one reason or another I had to return something after Christmas and when I went back to the store over a month later to exchange this item, the same guy was working and he goes, "I remember you. You came in here a while back and paid in cash." I'm telling you, paying with cash is gauche. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
Last edited by Alice; Sep 10, 2006 at 08:15 AM.
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